Unit 2 News media

The first lesson: warming up, writing

Topic ∶talk about news and media

一 Teaching aims and demands

1, present the central topic of this unit 一一media. Help students get familiar with things related to media.

2.learn some new words and expressions about media, that’s language preparation for learning the whole unit.

3.practise expressing opinions

二 key points

Familiar with different media; learn to be a critical reader

三Teaching aids

A piece of newspaper, a magazine, a radio, television, a web page, slides.

四 Teaching methods

Partner job, group discussion

五 Teaching procedure

Step 1 .greeting 30 seconds

T∶ Good afternoon! I’m glad that I have this chance to study with you this week.

Step 2. Lead-in 15 –17 minutes

T∶Last month, the Olympic games was held in Athens. How many gold medals did our country get? Yes, 32! and do you know 劉翔 ? That handsome man? Right, he got the gold medal of 110-meter-hurdle race! Then how did you get that information?

Ss: by watching TV, reading newspaper

T: good! And we call TV, newspaper -----“news media”. This week, we are going to learn a new unit -----. Unit 2 news media.

What does this word “media” mean in Chinese? Yes, it’s 媒體.and this translation is according to the pronunciation of “media ”. It’s the plural form of “medium”. Nowadays, there are many kinds of media, and what’s this? 〈show a piece of newspaper〉right, a newspaper. I think most of you like reading newspapers, and what do we call this page? 〈point to the front page〉yes, it is front page. What about the first part of it? Right, it is front-page headline. Headline is a new word of this unit. It means 標題。We can see there are many articles in the newspaper. Article is a new word too and it means 文章。The articles are always written by reporters. Reporter means 記者.

What’s this? 〈show a magazine〉we can read a lot of good articles from it. There are many kinds of magazines, can you give some examples?

ss∶讀者 科學世界 健康之友 ……….

T∶well done! What do we call this? 〈 point to ‘cover”〉

ss∶封面/cover

T∶right! 〈introduce the word editor in the same way〉what do we use a radio to do ?

ss∶ listen to music/ listen to some programs…..

T∶yes, what kinds of programs do you often listen to ?

ss∶news , sports ……….

T∶personally, I like listening to music on radio very much., do you know 陸浩？I like his programs very much, he is a DJ! 〈then show a web page〉where can we see this ?Yes, on the Internet. internet also is a new word and it means 因特網 ,we still can say net. Nowadays, surfing the net is very popular. Even our grandmas chat on QQ. That is a television 〈 point to the television in the classroom〉who like watching TV. Put up your hands please. 〈choose one student〉

T∶why do you like watching TV?

S1∶it’s vivid and may broadcast “live”. And there are many kinds of programs, such as talk shows.

T∶very good!! Let’s do a partner job. There are two questions on the slide. Discuss them with your partner just like S1 and I did just now.

〈slide〉Questions∶1. Which media do you like best?

2. Why do you like it?

〈about 2or 3 minutes later, check answers and present them on the blackboard〉

★ Suggested answers∶

Newspaper ∶report the latest events, can read it any place , any time, cheap.

Magazine ∶weekly or monthly, always focused on one topic〈e.g. Students life, healthy, business.〉provides “deeper” coverage and analysis.

Internet ∶visit by yourself, anyone can write things on it, it’s unedited and not for profit.

Television ∶vivid, many kinds of programs ,, may broadcast live .

Radio ∶invisible; vivid; many kinds of programs; may broadcast live

Step 3 moral objectives 7 minutes

T: just now, we have talked about some advantages of the five media. Those are also the differences among them. Then, do you think the information you get from the media is always reliable? (Slide) volunteer, please!

S2: yes / no / it all depends.

T: how do you know what is true or not? Give an example please.

S2: :::::::::::

T: Thank you! Sit down, please! Different people have different opinions. In my opinion, the media are equally reliable. Because official websites are edited in the same way as magazines, newspapers and news shows on radio and TV. Although major news organizations are trying their best to be as objective as possible, they still can achieve complete objective. They are biased because all the news is reported on their own understanding and opinion. It is also difficult to know what it is true or not. Because the news happened far away, we can’t verify them.

So we should be a critical reader! We’d better read more than one account of the same event. We should have our own understanding and opinions.

Step 4 discussion 10 minutes

T: Although we can’t believe everything we see on TV or read on newspaper, we still like watching TV, like reading newspaper. Right? Then, do you know how a newspaper is made? (Slide) Let’s discuss it in a group of four. And there are two questions to help you.

(Slide) 1. How does a reporter get information?

2. Who decide which story will be reported?

(About 5 minutes later, ask some groups to report their answers)

T: Just now, some groups showed their opinions of how a newspaper is made. But I won’t give you the right answer. You can find it in the reading part. So preview it carefully and try your best to understand the whole passage.

Step 5 writing 4--5 minutes

T: The writing part in this unit requires us to write a paragraph about comparing the similarities and differences between two media. At the beginning of class; we have talked about the advantages (differences) of those five media. You can choose two of them or any other media to write. But those are not enough, you have to find much more information. Now, I‘d like to explain how to write it. Firstly, examine the similarities and differences between two or more things and make a list of them. Secondly, choose the ones that best help explain what you are describing. Think about what the reader will want and need to know and what details may best help the reader understand your comparison. Thirdly, Organize the paragraph by arranging the similarities and differences either point-by-point or by grouping similarities and differences together.

Now turn to page 16, there are some information to help you write your paragraph. You must finish it before Friday.

▲ Repeat homework. (Preview next lesson and start to find information for writing.)

▲ Give each student a self-text paper:

The things I can do Evaluation

I can talk about media 5 4 3 2 1

I can write a brief news report in English 5 4 3 2 1

I can tell what a journalist’s work is like 5 4 3 2 1

I can briefly introduce a newspaper or a TV programme 5 4 3 2 1

I can read a media message and think about the information it brings 5 4 3 2 1

I can describe people or things with past participles 5 4 3 2 1

I can remember the new words and expressions, and use them in new situations freely and correctly 5 4 3 2 1

Step 6 blackboard work

(New words)

Newspaper ∶latest events; Read it any place, any time; cheap. front page 頭版

Magazine ∶weekly or monthly; one topic front page headline頭條 article文章

Interne: visit by yourself; Write things freely; unedited; nonprofitable. reporter 記者

Television: vivid; many kinds of programs (talk shows); live cover 封面

Radio: invisible; vivid; many kinds of programs editor 編輯

may broadcast live D.J.音樂節目主持

live 直播

reliable可信的

critical批判性的